No communication between the Senate and the Presidency on the formation of a government

While the head of state announced the formation of a government and the choice of a prime minister before the end of the year, the president of the Senate, who should participate in the choice of the prime minister, says that he was not contacted in this sense by Jovenel Moïse. According to Senator Carl Murat Cantave, in the last three weeks, there is no communication between him and the President of the Republic …

The last meeting between the President of the Republic and the Senate Speaker dates back to November. Carl Murat Cantave, who spoke Thursday morning on Radio Magik 9, recalled that last November, representatives of the three powers, namely the president of the CSPJ, the head of state and the presidents of both branches of Parliament, are encountered. During this meeting, he reported, the head of state told them he was going to form a national unity government. « He said that this government would come out of a political agreement between him and the political actors. More than three weeks later, the president did not tell us anything, « said the elected representative of Artibonite.

Since that meeting, said the president of the Senate, there has been no communication between him and the head of state.

The president of the PHTK had already, too, pointed out that the head of state has not yet contacted him on the formation of a possible government. « This is not our concern at the moment. Our priority is a political consensus before the end of the year on how the country will be run from January 2020, « said Liné Balthazard.

On the criticism of Jovenel Moïse against the Constitution and his desire to change the parent law, the Senate Speaker issued a warning to the head of state. According to Carl Murat Cantave, nobody can restore to the country the situation that prevailed before the departure of Jean-Claude Duvalier. « Before 1986, the executive had full powers, he could kill and stop as he saw fit, there was no control body. Nobody can change the Constitution to grant himself more power … « , railed the Speaker of the National Assembly.

On the other hand, Carl Murat Cantave believes that there is a need to amend the Constitution. « But by changing it, you must avoid falling into dictatorship … », he urged.

Moreover, because of the climate of insecurity that has been taking place at the bicentennial for some time, the parliamentarian said that the Senate is in great difficulty to function. Several attempts at Senator Lambert’s sitting were unsuccessful for lack of a quorum, he said, noting that the Judicial School had refused to accommodate the Senate.

The Senate Speaker pointed out that he had to rent three rooms at the Kinam Hotel to house the offices of the Grand Corps for two months for $ 15,000 to enable the institution to continue operating. Because of denunciations in the public opinion, Mr. Cantave had to backtrack in his intentions. He accuses an influential member of the Superior Court of Auditors who had to approve the contract before having leaked the file in the press.

Robenson Geffrard

Le Nouvelliste